AI-assisted summary The College Football Playoff selection committee’s lack of clear criteria is causing confusion. Teams are running up scores in an attempt to impress the committee with the ‘eye test.’ Metrics like head-to-head results and strength of schedule appear to be inconsistently applied. When there is no leadership, there are no rules. When there are no rules, there are ...
Klay Thompson did not hold back his thoughts about Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant following a heated postgame confrontation between the NBA stars. ‘With Ja, he’s a funny guy. He has a lot to say all the time, especially for a guy who rarely takes accountability. But you know what? That’s for another day,’ Thompson said. Morant, who did not ...
Penn State football players are showing it on the field with their recent play, and now they’ve got signs just in case you weren’t paying attention: They want interim coach Terry Smith hired full-time. Penn State blasted Nebraska 37-10 on Saturday night — a Nebraska team coached by Matt Rhule, the Penn State alum many had linked to the job ...
Max Verstappen powered through the Las Vegas Grand Prix to claim the crown for the second time in his career. Verstappen became the first driver to win the Formula 1 race twice, having won the inaugural event in 2023. The Dutch-Belgian racer won by a 20-second margin, beating out Lando Norris and George Russell, who remained among the top three ...
Two University of Alabama-Birmingham football players suffered stab wounds on Saturday, Nov. 22, in an incident at the school’s Football Operations Center. “We’re grateful to report that two players injured in an incident this morning at the Football Operations Building are in stable condition,’ a UAB spokesperson wrote in a statement to USA TODAY. ‘Our thoughts are with them and ...
The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs heads into the semifinals as FC Cincinnati host Inter Miami CF on Sunday at TQL Stadium as they continue their quest to the title. Inter Miami secured a spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals by winning two out of three games against Nashville SC in the first-round series. Reigning MLS MVP Lionel Messi continued to ...
The WNBA draft lottery has the potential to alter the course of any franchise. Just think about how the Indiana Fever ended their seven-year playoff drought in 2024 following the addition of No. 1 overall picks Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Or how Arike Ogunbowale ‘fell to my knees’ after the Dallas Wings landed the ...
The top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team (5-0) will play Utah (3-2) for the first time in program history in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Huskies are coming off a 72-69 over Michigan in their first game of the showcase on Friday. UConn led by as many as 20 in the ...
Princeton will meet defending champion Northwestern for the NCAA Division I field hockey championship Sunday, Nov. 23 (1 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Tigers advanced with a 2-0 victory over Ivy League rival Harvard in the first semifinal on Friday. Northwestern trailed by two goals but rallied to defeat No. ...
AI-assisted summary USC’s loss to Oregon ended the team’s chances of reaching the College Football Playoff. Coach Lincoln Riley has a poor record against top-ranked teams during his tenure at USC. Pressure is mounting on Riley to deliver a championship-level season for the high-expectation program. EUGENE, OR — Playing meaningful games late in the was something Lincoln Riley is used ...